Poecilotheria vittata pairing

[LuiziBee]

I'd give the male a couple weeks to settle in after his trip. In that time feed the female a lot. The bigger her abdomen is, the less likely she is to think of him as dinner.

Okay. That's probably (definitely) a better plan than me jumping the gun on this. I think I'll just time it around the time I'm planning on pulling my Avicularia sac here in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Pociemon]

The dislike was directed at the no water dishes.

Ok. I know many people prefer them. It is probably the safest way if you are not that experienced to use waterbowls. I do specificcally mean arboreals T´s when i talk of using them. But to each their own. My friends here do not use them either and we do produce offspring on a regular basis, so we are doing something right.

They do live in Sri Lanka, that is a fact. I have not heard of them living in India, in all my stuff and books about them they are listet as from Sri Lanka.

 

[Haksilence]

Ok. I know many people prefer them. It is probably the safest way if you are not that experienced to use waterbowls. I do specificcally mean arboreals T´s when i talk of using them. But to each their own. My friends here do not use them either and we do produce offspring on a regular basis, so we are doing something right.

But what is the justification of not having one? Obviously tarantulas don't require copious amounts of water like other animals do, but there really isn't any reason NOT to have a dish.

 

[Pociemon]

But what is the justification of not having one? Obviously tarantulas don't require copious amounts of water like other animals do, but there really isn't any reason NOT to have a dish.

There is one good reason for me.... They dont use it. I mist heavy in there and they drink. It works much better. I dont have any other reason. Waterbowls i do use if i keep a long dry period, but that is not often. And as stated, i only talk about arboreal T´s here.

 

[Haksilence]

There is one good reason for me.... They dont use it. I mist heavy in there and they drink. It works much better. I dont have any other reason. Waterbowls i do use if i keep a long dry period, but that is not often. And as stated, i only talk about arboreal T´s here.

I've watched the following poecilotheria actively drinking from their water bowls:
Striata
Metallica
Fasciata
Rufilata
And hanumavillasumica

Ranging from small half inch slings all the way to 7.5" females. That specific female I watched drink only last night. She's been held up in her tube in pre-molt and I actually watched her rip the webbing, climb down, drink for about 20 minutes , then go back into her tube and web over the entrance again.

 

[Pociemon]

I've watched the following poecilotheria actively drinking from their water bowls:
Striata
Metallica
Fasciata
Rufilata
And hanumavillasumica

Ranging from small half inch slings all the way to 7.5" females. That specific female I watched drink only last night. She's been held up in her tube in pre-molt and I actually watched her rip the webbing, climb down, drink for about 20 minutes , then go back into her tube and web over the entrance again.

Good for you and your T´s. here in Denmark they wont use them. I might have seen it a couple of times in the first years when i did use them. But that was very rare to see it.

 

[louise f]

Come on @Haksilence and @Pociemon Please kiss and make up will you... Not that hard.

 

[Haksilence]

Good for you and your T´s. here in Denmark they wont use them. I might have seen it a couple of times in the first years when i did use them. But that was very rare to see it.

Well I mean, to be fair is fairly rare to personally witnessed any specimen actively drinking in my experience. Probably happened more often then you thought you just weren't watching at that instant, I don't think tarantulas are any more or less thirsty based on they're keepers country

 

[Haksilence]

Come on @Haksilence and @Pociemon Please kiss and make up will you... Not that hard.

Oh Louis there isnt anything to make up, its a simple discussion, there isn't anything malicious here.

 

[Pociemon]

Oh Louis there isnt anything to make up, its a simple discussion, there isn't anything malicious here.

Correct.
We dont look at it the same way, but that is ok. Aslong as we do what works for the T´s things are working. We dont have to agree on everything.

 

[Poec54]

Okay. That's probably (definitely) a better plan than me jumping the gun on this. I think I'll just time it around the time I'm planning on pulling my Avicularia sac here in the next couple of weeks.

Good plan. No point in being in a race. You want them settled in and stress-free when introduced, focused on the task at hand.

How big is the female's cage? If it's a little small for pairing, I'll put in inside a large plastic storage box, so the male had room to maneuver. He always need an escape route.

 

[cold blood]

There is one good reason for me.... They dont use it.

Hilarious rationalization...they can't use what's not there...and there's no way that spiders act differently in Denmark, they have no idea where on the planet they are.

That said, I do understand you not using them, with experienced keepers its really not an issue, just for the average guy it makes things easier...but that's not a news flash for you...hehe.

 

[LuiziBee]

Good plan. No point in being in a race. You want them settled in and stress-free when introduced, focused on the task at hand.

How big is the female's cage? If it's a little small for pairing, I'll put in inside a large plastic storage box, so the male had room to maneuver. He always need an escape route.

She's in a super massive exo terra. She was a local pickup and that's what she came in and I haven't felt like rehousing her. But I figure all the space could do me good for breeding. I could probably fit his enclosure in there and there'd still be tons of room. In fact, I may try that and leave his lid open. If I'm lucky, he'll just go back inside it.

 

[cold blood]

With ts like poecs, its best not to use the "maybe I'll get lucky" techniques.

 

[LuiziBee]

With ts like poecs, its best not to use the "maybe I'll get lucky" techniques.

I'm more saying there's enough space in there for his enclosure. Though my breeding experience is fairly limited, my other species very easily ran back into their enclosures after pairing without me having to direct them. Given, those projects were with new world species and open lid enclosure sitting next to each other. It wouldn't be too terribly far fetched for the male to run back into his hide afterwards, under the assumption he doesn't get munched.

 

[LuiziBee]

I don't see how it could hurt anything to try. Her enclosure is absolutely massive. Otherwise, I can always just grab a catch cup and put him back in. Either way.

 

[Pociemon]

Hilarious rationalization...they can't use what's not there...and there's no way that spiders act differently in Denmark, they have no idea where on the planet they are.

That said, I do understand you not using them, with experienced keepers its really not an issue, just for the average guy it makes things easier...but that's not a news flash for you...hehe.

Haha, ok, i will stop advertising for waterbowls, it is obviously a debate i can´t win;-)

I do however still believe in this method and will keep using it.
Btw, they did not use them while they were there, only a few times. They might have used it very early mornings or in the middle of the night, but i just never saw it, only a few times. But i have to disagree, my T´s does both talk and eat danish ;-)

 

[Poec54]

I'm more saying there's enough space in there for his enclosure. Though my breeding experience is fairly limited, my other species very easily ran back into their enclosures after pairing without me having to direct them. Given, those projects were with new world species and open lid enclosure sitting next to each other. It wouldn't be too terribly far fetched for the male to run back into his hide afterwards, under the assumption he doesn't get munched.

That's what I'd do too. After dark, put his cage inside the female's large cage, take off the lid. He'll come out when he's ready; watch them to see that both are courting. If they are, watch as long as you want before you doze off out of boredom. In the morning he just may be back in his own cage.

 

[LuiziBee]

That's what I'd do too. After dark, put his cage inside the female's large cage, take off the lid. He'll come out when he's ready; watch them to see that both are courting. If they are, watch as long as you want before you doze off out of boredom. In the morning he just may be back in his own cage.

Thank you so much for the advice. It's extremely appreciated. My head was starting to spin when I first started trying to figure the best way for me to do this.

 

[cold blood]

Haha, ok, i will stop advertising for waterbowls, it is obviously a debate i can´t win;-)

I do however still believe in this method and will keep using it.
Btw, they did not use them while they were there, only a few times. They might have used it very early mornings or in the middle of the night, but i just never saw it, only a few times. But i have to disagree, my T´s does both talk and eat danish ;-)

You do realize that I was NOT disagreeing with you, right?